MATLAB R2024a (and Above) Required Procedures

Symbolic link for ~/.MathWorks directory (one-time procedure)

R2024a (and above) installs large files in the ~/.MathWorks directory, which is a problem because the user's home directory will quickly fill up. A work-around has been identified.

Note, the directories removed in the instructions below are auto-generated by MATLAB when it starts up, and are safe to delete, but please double check you did not manually move an important file into them by accident.

First, end all MATLAB jobs (for all versions) you have running interactively and in LSF jobs, then run these commands:

cd $HOME
rm -rf .MathWorks
rm -rf .MATLABConnector
mkdir /share/$GROUP/$USER/.MathWorks
ln -s /share/$GROUP/$USER/.MathWorks .MathWorks

Now, continue using R2024a (and above) as normal

Running MATLAB R2024a (and above) in an LSF batch job

• For all commands that use the “-r” command line MATLAB flag, replace with “-batch”. For example:

  matlab -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop -singleCompThread -r "run('script.m');exit;"
  
  # Replacement for above command is:
  
  matlab -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop -singleCompThread -batch "run('script.m');exit;"

• At the end of your MATLAB script (e.g., script.m), add the command:

  exit